Dolby Laboratories salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$156,853
Middle 50%$133.4k–$165.6k
vs. all employers here−12%comparison median $178,705
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $127,999 and $191,922.
PercentileSalary
10th$129,792
25th$133,432
50th (median)$156,853
75th$165,600
90th$188,124

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $126,754 (18 filings) FY2021: median $129,630 (22 filings) FY2022: median $164,000 (17 filings) FY2024: median $165,253 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$126,754$122,408$146,04718
FY2021$129,630$120,578$146,65022
FY2022$164,000$151,097$185,00017
FY2023–––8
FY2024$165,253$161,399$178,25713
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––5

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Research Scientist (Computer Science)too few4
QA Engineertoo few4
Software Engineertoo few3

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Jose, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 9
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.